黄德部落格 Wong Tack Blog
Bauxite mining activities in Kuantan will contaminate the rivers and coastal ecosystem. It will deprive local residents, particularly the poor fishermen, from earning a livelihood and having a source of affordable protein. Such inhumane and irresponsible acts should not be tolerated. – Wong Tack.
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The bauxite-contaminated red sea off the Pahang coastal area is bound to be a “dead sea” for up to three years.
“While it is possible for marine life to breed in the area after three years, they would still be in a polluted habitat.”
Harinder said the organisms would adapt to the waters but the number of species in the area would be fewer and toxin would still be present in their system.
He said the damage would not stop there as the toxin absorbed by marine life would then be passed on in the food chain.
Pahang coast affected by bauxite mining ‘doomed for three years’, says scientist
PETALING JAYA, Jan 3 — The bauxite-contaminated red sea off the Pahang coastal area is bound to be a “dead sea” for up to three years. Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences chairman Dr Harinder
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First it was the “red sea”.
Now “dead fish”, thousands of them for a 4km stretch!!
Dead fish mystify Kuantan folk amid bauxite pollution scare
A four-kilometre stretch alarms the locals.
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Greed, gangs and violence in Kuantan’s bauxite rush
SPECIAL REPORT | Residents and critics of bauxite mining bemoan the lack of support on this green issue.
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How the bauxite rush is taking a toll on Kuantan’s future
SPECIAL REPORT | Kuantan’s woes deepen as soil washing to export a higher bauxite-rich content pollutes its waters with heavy metal.
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Bauxite Mining is slowly poisoning innocent people in Kuantan!
Please note how serious the bauxite issue is in Pahang. Here we have lead, aluminium and mercury poisoning to contend with. Not to mention that we endure a monsoon season where polluted water can be carried directly to the people.
Bauxite mining is slowly poisoning innocent people
The Pahang government should heed the example of the wide scale poisoning of the people of Flint, Michigan from lead in their drinking water.
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Kuantan folk blame bauxite mining for rise in asthma, respiratory cases – The Malaysian Insider
There has to be only one explanation, teacher Syed Sharinnizam Syed Mohd Shah thought, as he observed more and more of his pupils stricken with breakouts…
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Five Bauxite Lorries Burned by an Angry Malaysian Public
It appears that Malaysian communities suffering under waves of pollution, industrial takeover and governmental inaction thanks to a surge of irresponsible bauxite mining have finally hit the breaki…
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Experts warn against bauxite mining during rainy season – Nation | The Star Online
Experts believe bauxite mining areas in Pahang could cause dangerous mudslides and worsen floods if monsoon rains lash the state as expected. Even those who support the mining activities are calling for a stop until the rains go away.
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Bauxite in Malaysia | “Regulating” Transport won’t Stop the Pollution
For almost an entire year now, the Malaysian public has been asking its government for help with a frightening pollution problem: irresponsible bauxite mining. A tide of toxic dust and mud is iss…
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